Nylon is a strong synthetic fiber that was originally produced as a replacement for silk and is rarely blended alone to create some of the most durable blended upholstery fabrics. Nylon is also resistant to abrasion, wrinkes, stretching out, insects, fungi, many chemicals, and can be lustrous, semi-lustrous or dull. Since it is generally always blended, Nylon upholstery fabric is typically used to enhance the characteristics of any other fabric it is blended with.